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要求 (yāo qiú) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

要求 (yāo qiú) is a Chinese word: to demand. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 要求

动 dòng verb

to demand

老师要求学生按时完成作业。

lǎo shī yāo qiú xué sheng àn shí wán chéng zuò yè

The teacher demands that students complete their homework on time.

名 míng noun

requirement

这个工作的要求很高。

zhè ge gōng zuò de yāo qiú hěn gāo

The requirements of this job are very high.

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Word breakdown

要 yāo — to demand, essential

求 qiú — to seek, to request

Structure & writing
1 要 yāo — to request; to seek
Xpinyin
要 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.2 女 nǚ — female (opposite of 男)
女 is a component in 54 characters
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Stroke order

2 求 qiú — to beg, to implore
求 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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